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Sovereign: /* Lore */

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Lore

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Lore

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Lore

Sovereign: /* Skill Debt */

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Skill Debt

Sovereign: /* Skill Debt */

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Skill Debt

Sovereign: /* Skill Debt */

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Skill Debt

Sovereign: /* Skill Debt */

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Skill Debt

Sovereign: /* Creating Your Character */

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Creating Your Character

Sovereign: /* Skills */

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Skills

Sovereign: /* Magic vs. No Magic */

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Magic vs. No Magic

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 Social lores tend to lend insight into something specific and unique about the character or social situation wherein the lore was learned. There is an endless amount of customization possible for lore. Players are encouraged to be creative but should remember that a Lore is unchanging. It is a specific piece of knowledge learned from a specific set of circumstances.
-* Characters begin play with up to 20 Generic Lores, with players able to take less if they wish. These can be divided as the player sees fit.
+* Characters begin play with up to 20 Lores, with players able to take less if they wish. These can be either generic or regular lores, and can be divided as the player sees fit.
 * Characters are NOT permitted to begin play with Lores that would be considered secret knowledge.

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 Social lores tend to lend insight into something specific and unique about the character or social situation wherein the lore was learned. There is an endless amount of customization possible for lore. Players are encouraged to be creative but should remember that a Lore is unchanging. It is a specific piece of knowledge learned from a specific set of circumstances.
-* Characters begin play with up to 20 Generic Lores. These can be divided as the player sees fit.
+* Characters begin play with up to 20 Generic Lores, with players able to take less if they wish. These can be divided as the player sees fit.
 * Characters are NOT permitted to begin play with Lores that would be considered secret knowledge.

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 Social lores tend to lend insight into something specific and unique about the character or social situation wherein the lore was learned. There is an endless amount of customization possible for lore. Players are encouraged to be creative but should remember that a Lore is unchanging. It is a specific piece of knowledge learned from a specific set of circumstances.
-* Characters begin play with 8 Lores. These can be divided as the player sees fit.
+* Characters begin play with up to 20 Generic Lores. These can be divided as the player sees fit.
 * Characters are NOT permitted to begin play with Lores that would be considered secret knowledge.
 ===Languages===

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 Skill Debt must be paid off. All XP earned until a character's Skill Debt is paid off must be put into paying it, without any exceptions. Additionally, while a character has Skill Debt, the player may not make a new character with Skill Debt until it is paid off. If players abuse this option, it may be individually revoked for their new characters.
-Skill Debt can be as low as 50 points, and as high as 300. You do not need to specifically apply for it, and can include it in your Character Sheet during creation, so long as you mention it in the 'Skill Debt' area of the Skills section. A moderator has the ability to deny Skill Debt or negotiate it with a player if it is seen as excessive or nonsensical. Additionally, only one magic may be brought above 25 at start, regardless of Skill Debt.
+Skill Debt can be as low as 50 points, and as high as 300. You do not need to specifically apply for it, and can include it in your Character Sheet during creation, so long as you mention it in the 'Skill Debt' area of the Skills section. A moderator has the ability to deny Skill Debt or negotiate it with a player if it is seen as excessive or nonsensical.
 ===Lore===

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 If your character is sufficiently aged, typically from early-middle aged to that of an elderly individual for their race, they may begin with higher lever skills so that their age does not make them appear to be exceptionally unskilled for their level of experience. The XP allotted to fulfill this function is known as Skill Debt.
-A player may add up to 300 points of additional XP, as long as it makes sense for their character's age and backstory, to their starting amount. This additional XP may be utilized to bring up a variety of skills, with their starting highest skill being increased to 75, with up to two more skills that may begin at 50 or lower. You may not begin with a magic at 75, or more than two at 50. This includes World Magic. All other skills cannot exceed 25 points.
+A player may add up to 300 points of additional XP, as long as it makes sense for their character's age and backstory, to their starting amount. This additional XP may be utilized to bring up a variety of skills, with their starting highest skill being increased to 75, with up to two more skills that may begin at 50 or lower. You may not begin with a magic at above 50, or more than two at 50. This includes World Magic. All other skills cannot exceed 25 points.
 Skill Debt must be paid off. All XP earned until a character's Skill Debt is paid off must be put into paying it, without any exceptions. Additionally, while a character has Skill Debt, the player may not make a new character with Skill Debt until it is paid off. If players abuse this option, it may be individually revoked for their new characters.

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 ===Skill Debt===
-If your character is sufficiently aged, typically from early-middle aged to that of an elderly individual for their race, they may begin with higher lever skills so that their age makes 'sense' and they are not seen as exceptionally unskilled for their level of experience. This is known as Skill Debt.
+If your character is sufficiently aged, typically from early-middle aged to that of an elderly individual for their race, they may begin with higher lever skills so that their age does not make them appear to be exceptionally unskilled for their level of experience. The XP allotted to fulfill this function is known as Skill Debt.
-You may add up to 300 points of additional XP - as long as it makes sense for their age and their backstory - to their starting XP. This additional XP may be utilized to bring up a variety of skills, with their starting highest skill being increased to 75, with up to two more skills that may begin at 50 or lower. All other skills cannot exceed 25 points.
+A player may add up to 300 points of additional XP, as long as it makes sense for their character's age and backstory, to their starting amount. This additional XP may be utilized to bring up a variety of skills, with their starting highest skill being increased to 75, with up to two more skills that may begin at 50 or lower. All other skills cannot exceed 25 points.
-Skill Debt ''must'' be paid off. All XP earned until a character's Skill Debt is paid off must be put into paying it, without any exceptions. Additionally, while a character has Skill Debt, the player may not make a new character with Skill Debt until it is paid off. If players abuse this option, it may be individually revoked for their new characters.
+Skill Debt must be paid off. All XP earned until a character's Skill Debt is paid off must be put into paying it, without any exceptions. Additionally, while a character has Skill Debt, the player may not make a new character with Skill Debt until it is paid off. If players abuse this option, it may be individually revoked for their new characters.
 Skill Debt can be as low as 50 points, and as high as 300. You do not need to specifically apply for it, and can include it in your Character Sheet during creation, so long as you mention it in the 'Skill Debt' area of the Skills section. A moderator has the ability to deny Skill Debt or negotiate it with a player if it is seen as excessive or nonsensical. Additionally, only one magic may be brought above 25 at start, regardless of Skill Debt.
 ===Lore===

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 * Please annotate on your character sheet which skills are part of your starting package. This can be done by placing (SP) next to the skill on the roster.
 * Starting skills cannot begin with less than 5 XP.
-* Characters may begin with one single skill at Journeyman, with a maximum of 50 XP allocated into it. No other skill may be placed above 25 XP at start.
+* Characters may begin with one single skill at Journeyman (including magic), with a maximum of 50 XP allocated into it. No other skill may be placed above 25 XP at start.
-* The Lore requirements are waived for Starting Skills. This means you can begin with [one] Journeyman skill from your starting skills, without it requiring 20 lores, and multiple Apprentice skills.
+* The Lore requirements are waived for Starting Skills. This means you can begin with [one] Journeyman skill from your starting skills, without it requiring 20 lores, and multiple Apprentice skills (if you begin with a Journeyman magic, all other magics must be Novice).
 * If you begin play with a Raw Magic or a World Magic, you must explain in your history how your character came to study or be initiated into the magic.
 * A player can take up to three magics to begin with, though we would recommend less. In addition, the maximum amount of each type of magic (ie Raw vs World) that can be taken by a starting PC is 2. This means you cannot begin with 3 Raw Magics, but may begin with 2 Raw and 1 World Magic. Regardless, less is recommended as a result of the risk that comes with initiation, as well as so that you may gain a clear understanding of how magic works in Atharen. Please note that you can only be initiated by NPCs up to your third Mark of Control, meaning if you already have three, you cannot be initiated into a fourth. After that, you will no longer be able to do so without regulation/approval, and will need Support Forum approval with a valid line of threads associated, such as with Blood Magic. Or, you can learn from a PC.
 ===Lore===

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 Atharen is a high fantasy world where most of its inhabitants will have encountered magic in some form or another during the course of their lives. Indeed, very low forms of magic are commonplace in everyday society. A fisherman might have a trinket that helps keep him dry when out on his boat. A traveler might possess a tool that can either light a fire or keep them warm. When it comes to actually wielding magic however, those individuals who can do so with any level of proficiency are decidedly less common.
-Wizard, sorcerer, mage, whatever the term used to describe them these are individuals who either possess one of the Cardinal Runes of Magic or practice one of the various Schools of World Magic. There are many different forms of magic in the world of Atharen. If you as a player decide to bestow magic upon your character it is strongly advised that one understands the consequences and expectations that come with such a decision.
+Wizard, sorcerer, mage, whatever the term used to describe them these are individuals who either possess one of the Marks of Control or practice one of the various Schools of World Magic. There are many different forms of magic in the world of Atharen. If you as a player decide to bestow magic upon your character it is strongly advised that one understands the consequences and expectations that come with such a decision.
 * [[Magic List]]